Skipp Sudduth: John Sullivan

Quotes 

• John Sullivan : [to Finney]  Listen, Junior Hero. I know you think your ass is special because your old man's a honcho, but your old man is a thug, a thief, and a murderer. And nothing you ever do on this job's gonna change that.

• Tyrone Davis : [to Sully]  If they both had their story straight, the investigation was closed. Then what changed?

  [Finney walks in] 

  John Sullivan : Yeah, I wonder.

  Tyrone Davis : What?

  John Sullivan : Rat Junior shows up here and a month later, one of us is behind bars. Nah, I'm sure that's just a coincidence.

• Tyrone Davis : [to Davis]  I'm gonna tell you this story one time. I'm gonna tell you the "see spot run" version and when I'm done telling you, we're done with it. It was a long time ago. There were a bunch of dirty cops who were taking payoff money from drug dealers. About a dozen or so of them. Some you never heard of. Your father and CT Finney. When it became clear that the house of cards was gonna cave in, the rest of the gang had a brainstorm. They'd pin it on the black guy 'cause, you know, 'cause that would be an easy thing to do. Your father saw it coming. Decided to head 'em off at the pass. CT Finney got wind of it. You know the rest.

  Tyrone Davis : What are you saying? What, Captain Finney killed my father?

  John Sullivan : Your father was going to IAB the next day. We got a bogus call. Your father ended up dead. A month later, CT Finney's in a nice corner office downtown. You can draw your own conclusions.